The Letters2Meaning (L2M) assessment is a decoding and comprehension measure that has 5 item type. A majority of the assessment includes narration with the exception of the final section involving moving words into sentences. Students can proceed at their own pace and repeat the audio as needed.
Keep in mind, the first few questions under each item-type will be practice items, and will provide additional feedback. Depending on their grade-level, students will begin the Letters2Meaning assessment at different points. Students will move through the item-types based on their performance. The following item-types are outlined in their most common order. Students may not receive each item-type when they complete the assessment.
Item-Type 1 asks students to match letters with letter names. The narration for this question is: Click on the letter “C”. Here the student has already selected their answer by clicking on one of the letter options. Some items will appear in the following layout, with capital and lowercase letters appearing in random order. Progress is tracked on the bar in the bottom left hand corner.
Item-Type 2 asks students to match letter-sounds with letters. The narration for this question is: Click on the letter that makes the sound /d/, dog, /d/. Here the student has selected ‘Listen Again’ to hear the narration again and has already selected their answer by clicking on one of the letter options.
Item-Type 3 asks students to narrate words with letters. The narration for this question is:
Click on the word ‘mom’. Here the student has already selected their answer by clicking on
one of the word options.
Item-Type 4 asks students to spell a narrated word with the letters available. The narration
for this question is: Rearrange the letters so that they spell the word ‘dog’.
Item-Type 4 allows students to click or drag letters on to the blue-lined response line to
submit their answer.
Item-Type 4 also allows students to rearrange letters they have selected, before submitting
the response.
Item-Type 5 asks students to combine words to make sentences. The initial narration for
this question is: Make a sentence using all the words. After the initial items, the student
completes the remaining sentences without auditory prompting.
Item-Type 5 requires students to use all of the words. Once the student has determined the
correct order, using all words, the “Next” arrow will appear.